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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 May 2020

On Wednesday 6 May, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind2.34 GW9%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass3.06 GW11%Solar3.30 GW12%Gas8.27 GW30%Imports4.08 GW15%Nuclear6.09 GW22%27.3GW AVERAGE9%11%12%30%15%22%
Price
£23.33/MWh
Day average £23.33
Demand27.3GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables22%
Other48%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 May 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £23.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.65/MWh at 00:30 to £31.93/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.3012.1%Wind 2.348.6%Gas 8.2730.2%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 3.0611.2%Nuclear 6.0922.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 12:30
Low 20.7 · 04:15Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
97 Out
0
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 14%

Transfers · Wed 6 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 May 2020, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 May
Imported
97GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWImporting

In 39.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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